This evening I was doing some research to try to identify which bacteria has colonized my cells. I contracted XMRV, then mononucleosis, recovered from mono and have a low count for XMRV. On the BALI protocol I tested positive for having NF-kB and cIAP1, cIAP2 (table 1, Faherty C. Staying Alive. March 2008) immunological pathway impairment. According to Faherty the only bacteria known to both colonize monocytes and block these pathways is....bartonella sp. (similar to the one that causes cat scratch disease). Meow!
This makes perfect sense. I've had numerous scratches and even a few bites previous, remember getting a papule, have generalized lymphadenopathy and the symptoms match mine:
Neurocognitive Dysfunction. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, Sept. 2008, p. 2856–2861)
I've asked my doctor to order a PCR blood test for Bartonella. I'll let you know what it finds!
Does anyone else have exposure to cat scratches and bites that preceeded your CFS?
This makes perfect sense. I've had numerous scratches and even a few bites previous, remember getting a papule, have generalized lymphadenopathy and the symptoms match mine:
The same source also confirms that Bartonella is a good stealth bacteria:Patient 1 was a college student who received a severe cat scratch on her right hand that resulted in raised, red, nodular lesions which were diagnosed as CSD by a dermatologist. Approximately 1 year later, she developed fatigue, headaches, memory loss, disorientation, insomnia, poor coordination, tremors, and infrequent petit mal seizures.
Patients 4 and 5 were veterinarians who reported weekly bites or scratches from cats, dogs, rodent pocket pets, and an assortment of wild and zoo animals. In association with a period of work-related stress, patient 4 developed debilitating depression, insomnia, fatigue, loss of coordination, memory loss, disorientation, and headaches of fluctuating severity that continued for over a year.
(Breitschwerdt, EB. Bartonella sp. Bacteremia in Patients with Neurological andOther authors have proposed that Bartonella spp. represent an exceptional example of a “stealth pathogen,” suggesting that chronic vascular infection can ultimately predispose to complex disease expression, including but perhaps not limited to angiogenesis (30). Comparative medical data obtained from Bartonella-infected dogs and people would strongly support this contention (8, 9).
Neurocognitive Dysfunction. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, Sept. 2008, p. 2856–2861)
I've asked my doctor to order a PCR blood test for Bartonella. I'll let you know what it finds!
Does anyone else have exposure to cat scratches and bites that preceeded your CFS?